Metallic centerpiece for ceilings.



No. 632,584. Patented Sept. 5, |899.

- B. OEHRING.

METALLIC CENTER PIECE FOR CEILINGS.

(Application led Jan. 28, 1899.]

(No Model.)

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ROBERT OEHRING, OF MEADOIV GROVE, NEBRASKA.

METALLIC CENTERPIECE FOR CEILINGS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 632,584, datedySeptember 5, 1899.

y Application filed January 28, 1899. Serial No. 7031747. (No model Toall whom t may concern.-

Beit known that I, ROBERT OEHRING, a citizen of the United States,residing at Meadow Grove, in the county of Madison and State ofNebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in MetallicCenterpieces for Ceilings; and I do declare the following to be a f ull,clear, an d exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

The invention has relation to metallic centerpieces for ceilings; andthe object is to provide a device of this character which may be easilyand quickly removed when it is desired to repair the ceiling or to paintor repair the centerpiece itself.

A further object is to provide means whereby the lamp or chandelier maybe supported from the centerpiece.

With these objects in view the invention consists in certain features ofconstruction and combinations of parts, which will be hereinafter fullydescribed and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure lis a sectionalview of a ceiling, illustratingthe application of my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the cen-vterpiece. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view of the supporting-hook. Fig.4 is a similar view of the block.

In the drawings, l denotes the ceiling, 2 the joist, and 3 the floorabove.

et denotes the metallic centerpiece, which may be of any desired shape,configuration, or ornamentation, and which is provided with a centraldepression or recess 5.

6 denotes a bolt which extends through the floor above, through theceiling, and through the central aperture 7 in the centerpiece. Theblock S is located upon this bolt and has its base corresponding to thecurvature or shape of the central depression of the centerpiece. A hook9, having a nut or interiorly-screwthreaded shank l0, is engaged uponthe lower end of the bolt and serves to clamp the block firmly againstthe centerpiece, and thereby Vforce the edges of the centerpiece in firmene gagement with the ceiling. This hook, if desired,may be providedwith a pivoted safetytongue 1l, as shown in Fig. 3.

If it be desired to replaster the ceiling or to make certain changes inthe building, a`

centerpiece made of plaster, as heretofore, could not be used, but wouldhave to be torn down with the ceiling. In the present instance if it bedesired to repair the building or replaster the room the centerpiece maybe easily removed by unscrewing the hook and lowering the centerpiecefrom the bolt.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction, operation, and advantages ofthe invention will be readily apparent to those skilled in the artWithout requiring an extended explanation, and it will of course 'beunderstood that various changes in the form, proportion, and the minordetails of construction may be resorted to without de-v parting from theprinciple or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed, and desired to besecured by Letters Patent, is-

The combination with the metallic centerpiece provided with a centralrecess or depression, a block the base of which corresponds to and fitsin theV central recess of the centerpiece, a bolt the lower end of whichpasses through the central aperture in the depression of the centerpieceand through the block, and a hook having a nut orinteriorly-screw-threaded end adapted to engage the threaded end of thebolt and clamp the block in its recess in the centerpiece, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witmesses. V

4 ROBERT OEHRING.

Vitnesses;

C. C. AMES, G. E. WAERIOK.

